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May 15, 2024

PR Legal is Pleased to Introduce the Newest Member of Our Team!

We are pleased to announce that Predrag Pavličić has joined PR Legal as a Senior Associate. Predrag holds expertise in commercial law, tax law, and administrative law, gained through his work in the Commercial Court and several prominent law firms. "Predrag is a significant addition to our Corporate team, bringing extensive experience in advising multinational corporations on their day-to-day operations, as well as various cross-border projects," stated our Managing Partner, Ivana Ružičić. "We are confident that PR Legal will give a boost to Predrag's further professional development, and that he will advance our practice and client relationships." You may read...

May 08, 2024

Competition Safeguarding in Serbia’s Market: A Designed Approach

The Commission for Protection of Competition (“CPC”) and the Republic Secretariat for Public Policy (RSPP), in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), enacted a while back a Control List for Assessing the Impact of Regulations on Competition (“Control List”), which establishes whether a specific proposal or draft regulation could lead to competition distortion in the market. Indeed, competition law has a significant impact on numerous economic and social areas, such as energy, construction, healthcare, education, tourism, and similar sectors. Therefore, when drafting regulations that govern these matters, it is important to consider the competition factor. The...

May 01, 2024

Nullity of Employment Agreement: Consequences of Missing Mandatory Elements in Employment Agreement

An employment agreement is not only an institute of Labor Law. It is subject to general rules of Law on Obligations as well, as confirmed by the recent ruling of the Supreme Court in case no. Rev2 3365/22 dated October 25, 2023. Namely, in the mentioned ruling, the court took the position that an employment agreement lacking mandatory elements prescribed by Article 33 of the Labor Law of Republic of Serbia ("LL") is null and void. Case Circumstances In the specific judicial proceeding, the contested employment agreement did not contain the amount of salary, nor did the employer have a...

April 30, 2024

Partner at PR Legal delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade

On April 24, 2024, our Managing Partner, Ivana Ružičić, delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, as a guest lecturer, on the topic Protection of Trade Secrets - Legal Framework for Confidentiality Protection. The lecture was part of the study program Protection of Classified Information and Trade Secrets, presenting relevant provisions of laws regulating this important issue for the business operations of companies, as well as autonomous acts and contracts crucial for business protection in this segment. The protection of trade secrets, as an institute for safeguarding investments in the creation and use of intellectual...

April 29, 2024

We’re expanding our team!

We are currently looking for a Legal Trainee to join the firm’s team with: University degree in Law obtained at a university in the Republic of Serbia; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong interpersonal, writing and analytical skills; Keen attention to detail; Written and spoken fluency in English; Proficient use of Windows, MS Office. To apply for this position please send your CV via email to recruitment@prl.dev1.symbiotica.rs. The closing date for applications is May 30, 2024. Only selected candidates will be contacted. All submissions will be treated confidentially. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn how we process your personal data.

April 24, 2024

Artificial Intelligence vs. Intellectual Property Protection

In December 2023, The New York Times (“NYT”) filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement and misuse of intellectual property, all related to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. Subject of dispute In this lawsuit, NYT is claiming “for Microsoft and OpenAI to be held accountable for billions of dollars in damages due to unauthorized copying and use of NYT's work.” This is because ChatGPT uses publicly available texts published by NYT, specifically parts of them or the information contained therein, without permission from the original source, and in a way that the content ChatGPT offers is...

April 24, 2024

Filing a Complaint via Email – Yes, it is Possible

In the era of digitization, technological progress extends to the realm of judicial affairs, specifically the communication between parties and the relevant courts. Although there is official regulation allowing for the electronic submission of documents to courts, most parties still prefer the traditional, i.e., paper form, resulting in a limited practice of electronic communication in this sphere. In this regard, in November 2023, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia passed a decision regarding the submission of complaints via email, stating the following conditions for such submission to be considered valid: the complaint must be equipped with an appropriate...

April 17, 2024

Novelties in the Law on Fees for the Use of Public Goods

On January 1, 2024, the amendments to the Law on Fees for the Use of Public Goods, published in the Official Gazette of RS No. 92/2023 (“the Law”), came into effect. Below is an overview of the most significant changes. Reasons for amending the Law When drafting the Law amendments, the following reasons were cited: preventing the avoidance of fees for the use of public goods; reducing the burden regarding certain fees, i.e., for certain categories of fee payers; harmonization with regulations from other areas (primarily with provisions related to energy, i.e., energy efficiency and rational use of energy, and...

April 10, 2024

Warning about the Existence of Grounds for Termination of Employment Contract – Who Can Issue this Act at the Employer?

According to the provisions of the Labor Law (“Law”), in case of (culpable) breach of work obligations or non-compliance with work discipline by an employee, before terminating the employment contract or imposing another measure prescribed by Law, the employer is obliged to warn the employee in writing about the existence of grounds for termination of the employment contract and to provide them with a deadline (of at least eight days from the date of receipt of the warning) to respond to the allegations included therein. Content and delivery of the warning In the warning, the employer must specify the basis...

April 03, 2024

Is the “Pay-or-Okay” Cookie Principle Allowed?

According to a decision made by the German data protection authority (“DPA”) at the end of last year, the use of the “pay-or-okay” system is generally permitted. This system involves providing users with a choice through a cookie notice (also known as a cookie banner) on a website between: consenting to the processing of personal data for personalized advertising purposes; and paying a certain amount as a subscription fee, in which case the individual can use the website without activating cookies that track and analyze their behavior on the website (for displaying ads from external partners). Of course, in each...

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